David Ignatius | Washington's real problem with power

2:35 AM,
May 16, 2013

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David Ignatius

WASHINGTON - At a time when Congress can't pass a budget and the president can't win approval of any important legislation, the public is indignant about the threat of an overreaching, all-powerful federal government that uses the IRS and the Justice Department to harass its enemies.

There's a disconnect here: The Obama administration fears and maybe even hates conservative activists, and it has a weird bipolar attitude about the news media's role in national-security leaks. But the real problem in Washington these days isn't an organized conspiracy against these groups. Rather, it's a ...